The Backyard Herbal Apothecary: Effective Medicinal Remedies Using Commonly Found Herbs & Plants
Treat Ailments the Natural Way with Plants and Herbs from Your Yard

Your garden or neighborhood could hold all the plants and herbs you need to treat everything from respiratory issues to nerve pain to colic using natural remedies that are just as good for your body as they are for the environment. The Backyard Herbal Apothecary is packed to the brim with information on 50 different plants, recipes for 56 remedies and beautiful photography on every page.

Devon Young, founder of the holistic lifestyle blog Nitty Gritty Life, is a trained herbalist and is well practiced in developing and implementing herbal remedies. As a result, each of Devon’s recipes is a natural and effective tonic for your health concerns. Use cottonwood to make a salve for achy joints, heal minor bumps and bruises with the common yard daisy, infuse some nettle to make an allergy–season combating tincture and so much more, all using safe and locally foraged plants.

Poignant, captivating writing awakens the senses as you learn about the healing quality of each plant and discover how to grow and forage plants and herbs in a safe and sustainable way.

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The Backyard Herbal Apothecary: Effective Medicinal Remedies Using Commonly Found Herbs & Plants
Treat Ailments the Natural Way with Plants and Herbs from Your Yard

Your garden or neighborhood could hold all the plants and herbs you need to treat everything from respiratory issues to nerve pain to colic using natural remedies that are just as good for your body as they are for the environment. The Backyard Herbal Apothecary is packed to the brim with information on 50 different plants, recipes for 56 remedies and beautiful photography on every page.

Devon Young, founder of the holistic lifestyle blog Nitty Gritty Life, is a trained herbalist and is well practiced in developing and implementing herbal remedies. As a result, each of Devon’s recipes is a natural and effective tonic for your health concerns. Use cottonwood to make a salve for achy joints, heal minor bumps and bruises with the common yard daisy, infuse some nettle to make an allergy–season combating tincture and so much more, all using safe and locally foraged plants.

Poignant, captivating writing awakens the senses as you learn about the healing quality of each plant and discover how to grow and forage plants and herbs in a safe and sustainable way.

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The Backyard Herbal Apothecary: Effective Medicinal Remedies Using Commonly Found Herbs & Plants

The Backyard Herbal Apothecary: Effective Medicinal Remedies Using Commonly Found Herbs & Plants

by Devon Young
The Backyard Herbal Apothecary: Effective Medicinal Remedies Using Commonly Found Herbs & Plants

The Backyard Herbal Apothecary: Effective Medicinal Remedies Using Commonly Found Herbs & Plants

by Devon Young

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Treat Ailments the Natural Way with Plants and Herbs from Your Yard

Your garden or neighborhood could hold all the plants and herbs you need to treat everything from respiratory issues to nerve pain to colic using natural remedies that are just as good for your body as they are for the environment. The Backyard Herbal Apothecary is packed to the brim with information on 50 different plants, recipes for 56 remedies and beautiful photography on every page.

Devon Young, founder of the holistic lifestyle blog Nitty Gritty Life, is a trained herbalist and is well practiced in developing and implementing herbal remedies. As a result, each of Devon’s recipes is a natural and effective tonic for your health concerns. Use cottonwood to make a salve for achy joints, heal minor bumps and bruises with the common yard daisy, infuse some nettle to make an allergy–season combating tincture and so much more, all using safe and locally foraged plants.

Poignant, captivating writing awakens the senses as you learn about the healing quality of each plant and discover how to grow and forage plants and herbs in a safe and sustainable way.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781624147463
Publisher: Page Street Publishing
Publication date: 04/02/2019
Pages: 192
Sales rank: 411,887
Product dimensions: 7.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Devon Young is founder of the holistic lifestyle blog Nitty Gritty Life. She has a degree in Complementary and Alternative Medicine from The American College of Healthcare Sciences and is developing her own herbalism health practice. She lives in the Willamette Valley of Oregon.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

How to Use This Book 7

Gardening, Suburban Foraging & Wildcrafting 8

Growing Medicinal Herbs 9

Foraging; the Neighborhood and Urban Areas 9

Gathering Wild Medicinals 10

Key Identification Terms 11

Herbal Preparations 12

Healing Forest And Meadow Dwellers 15

Elder 16

Elderflower Glycerite for Feverish Wee Ones 18

Tangy & Sweet Elderberry Oxymel for Immunity Support 21

Fir 22

Forest-Tea Chai for Respiratory Wellness 23

Usnea 24

Usnea Dual Extraction Tincture for Respiratory Complaints 25

Wild Ginger 26

Warming Wild Ginger Rub for Thick & Heavy Chests 28

Comfrey 30

Comfrey Salve for Rough, Hardworking Hands 33

(FALSE) Cedar 34

Evergreen Cedar Cold Process Soap 36

Oregon Grape 38

Oregon Grape Root Tincture for Digestive Wellness & infection Fighting 40

Oregon Grape Ointment for Scaly Patches & Irritated Skin 41

Self Heal 42

Antioxidant Self Heal Day Oil 43

Violet 44

Violet Self-Check Cream for Breast & Lymphatic Health 47

Grassland Sun Worshippers To Rejuvenate The Mind And Body 49

Echinacea 50

Echinacea Immunity Syrup 52

Echinacea Whole Plant Tincture 54

Yarrow 55

Yarrow All-Purpose Wound Salve 57

Bee Balm 58

Bee Balm Herbal Plaster for Boggy Chests & Murky Sinuses 59

Japanese Knotweed 60

Japanese Knotweed Tincture for Lyme Disease Support 63

Mullein 64

Mullein Flower Oil for Achy Ears 67

Mullein Respiratory Smoke 68

Blackberry 70

Calm Your Bowels Blackberry & Chamomile Infusion 71

Dandelion 72

Digestive Bitters with Dandelion, Orange Peel & Ginger 75

Dandelion Root Herbal Coffee with Burdock, Chicory & Spices 76

Burdock 78

Burdock Detoxification Tincture 81

Chickweed 82

Spring Cleaning Tonic 84

Milk Thistle 86

Liver-Protective Milk Thistle Capsules 87

Hawthorn 88

Whole Hawthorn Tincture for Cardiovascular Health 91

Mimosa 92

Mimosa Elixir for Grief & Sadness 93

Motherwort 94

Lionhearted Motherwort Capsules 95

California Poppy 96

California Poppy Tincture for Restlessness 97

Mugwort 98

Mugwort & Lavender Smudge Sticks for Pleasant Dreams 100

Red Clover 102

Nourishing Red Clover Herbal Infusion for Menopausal Support 103

Black Walnut 104

Fungal Fighting Black Walnut Salve 106

Common Yard Daisy 108

Poorman's Bruise Balm with Common Yard Daisy 111

Plantain 112

Plantain Poultice for Pulling Splinters, Stingers & Ocher Offenders 114

Saint John's Wort 116

Saint John's Wort Massage Oil for Nerve Pain 119

Wild Rose 120

Firming Wild Rose Undereye Cream 122

Skin Brightening Rose Hip Serum 123

Marshland And Waterside Wonders For Holistic Health 125

Stinging Nettle 126

Allergy Season Savior Tincture 129

Nettle & Peppermint Nourishing Herbal Infusion for Allergy Season 130

Meadowsweet 132

Meadowsweet Bitters for Heartburn & Reflux 133

Cleavers 134

Cleavers Tincture with Dandelion for Water Retention 135

Black Cohosh 136

Menopause Management Tincture 139

Blue Flag Iris 140

Blue Flag Facial Oil for Acne-Prone Skin 141

Cottonwood 142

Cottonwood Salve for Achy, Angry Joints 145

Jewelweed 146

Jewelweed Succus for Poison Ivy/Oak/Sumac Rashes 147

Marshmallow 148

Marshmallow Bum Balm for Bouncing Babies 149

Easy To Grow Kitchen Herbs For Natural Wellness 151

Chamomile 152

Sleepy Chamomile Tea Blend for the Dreamiest Slumber 153

Lavender 154

Restorative Lavender Bath Soak for Tired & Tense Beings 157

Calendula 158

Calendula Pit Paste for the Sweetest Underarms 160

Thyme 162

Thyme-Infused Honey for Sore Throats & Wet Coughs 163

Dill 164

Dill Massage Oil for Colicky Babies 165

Fennel 166

Fennel Gripe Water for Fussy Babies & Tummy-Troubled Toddlers 169

Corn Silk 170

Corn Silk Tincture for Urinary, Prostate and Pelvic Floor Health 171

Raspberry Leaf 172

Raspberry Leaf Tea for Impending Labor 173

Peppermint 174

Jade Goddess Tea 176

Sage 176

Super Duty Sage Tincture for Hot Conditions 179

Rosemary 180

Rosemary Hair Rinse for Shiny, Lustrous Locks 181

Tools Of A Well-Prepared Herbalist 182

For Gardening & Foraging 182

In the Apothecary Kitchen 182

Herbal Energetics Glossary 183

References 184

Books 186

Acknowledgments 187

About the Author 188

Index 189

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